Band Structure and Electrical Conductivity of NiO

Julius Feinleib; David Adler

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.21.1010

Band Structure and Electrical Conductivity of NiO

Julius Feinleib and David Adler

Phys. Rev. Lett. 21, 1010 – Published 30 September 1968

Abstract

It is proposed that the dominant mechanism for electrical conduction in NiO and similar materials is by means of holes in the oxygen $2 p$ band. A band-structure diagram which takes into account the primarily localized $3 d$ states is suggested.

Received 24 June 1968

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.21.1010

Authors & Affiliations

Julius Feinleib^*

Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Massachusetts

David Adler^†

Department of Electrical Engineering and Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts